Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at St. Bernardine Medical Center

2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1689769911

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$32.31

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$97.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$2.57 with Molina vs $46.75 with Blue Shield CA — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $2.57 ↓ -92%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $2.57 ↓ -92%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $2.67 ↓ -92%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2.76 ↓ -91%
United Commercial|HMO $2.97 ↓ -91%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2.97 ↓ -91%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $3.64 ↓ -89%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $3.94 ↓ -88%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $3.94 ↓ -88%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4.94 ↓ -85%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $4.94 ↓ -85%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $7.06 ↓ -78%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $8.00 ↓ -75%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $8.74 ↓ -73%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $9.10 ↓ -72%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $9.14 ↓ -72%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $11.00 ↓ -66%
PrimeCare Medicare|All Plans $12.10 ↓ -63%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $12.10 ↓ -63%
HPN Medicare|Senior $13.20 ↓ -59%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $14.85 ↓ -54%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $16.50 ↓ -49%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $16.85 ↓ -48%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $24.07 ↓ -26%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $24.07 ↓ -26%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $24.75 ↓ -23%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $24.75 ↓ -23%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $36.30 ↑ +12%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $38.74 ↑ +20%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $44.00 ↑ +36%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $45.10 ↑ +40%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $46.75 ↑ +45%

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Dextrose 5 % in water (d5w) intravenous solution (non-pvc) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $32.46 $2.55 – $54.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $57.38 $1.42 – $19.60
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $65.33 $3.64 – $12.33
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $40.24 $2.76 – $29.40
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $36.85 $1.82 – $29.40
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $191.44 $1.82 – $43.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $189.38 $2.38 – $42.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $65.33 $3.64 – $13.35

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